September 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Presenter:
Brad Hinton
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2. Invocation
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
Presenter:
Ralph Ramon / Doug Neff
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4. Open Forum / Public Comments
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5. Consent Agenda
Presenter:
Bob Rauch
Description:
Action Required
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5.A. Minutes from the Regular Board meeting on August 10, 2023 and Special Meeting August 28, 2023
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5.B. AP
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6. Action Agenda
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6.A. SPED- Innovative Course Approval 23-24
Presenter:
Canita Rhodes
Description:
An innovative course allows LEAs to design the course to meet local needs, while following the TEKS of the course. The Innovative courses framework of Methodology of Academic and Personal Success (N1130021), Making Connections I (N1290332), Making Connection II (N1290333), Making Connections III (N1290334), and Making Connections IV (N1290335) are being requested to develop a local sequence of courses for Special Education Students in LifeSkills program to to provide transitional skills into high school in 1st year and enhance those skills each grade-level culminating to Personal success with daily life skills, job skills and employment opportunities for special population students to gain meaningful employment upon graduation. |
6.B. House Bill 3033 - Designation of Non-Business Days
Presenter:
Bob Rauch
Description:
HOUSE BILL 3033 redefines "business day" under the Public Information Act to mean "a day other than: (1) A Saturday or Sunday; (2) A national holiday under Section 662.003(a); or (3) A state holiday under Section 662.003(b)". While this change may appear small, the definition it establishes for "nonbusiness" days by operation will cause profound changes to response times for PIA requests when Districts are closed for business. With this significant change to Government Code § 552.0031, the addition of subsection (f) permits districts to designate additional "nonbusiness" days per year for use in determining deadlines. Subsection (f) provides in relevant part: "[A] governmental body may designate a day on which the governmental body's administrative offices are closed or operating with minimum staffing as a nonbusiness day. The designation of a nonbusiness day for an independent school district must be made by the board of trustees. The designation of a nonbusiness day for a governmental body other than an independent school district must be made by the executive director or other chief administrative officer. A governmental body may designate not more than 10 nonbusiness days under this subsection each calendar year." These changes are going to apply for all PIA requests received by districts starting on September 1st. Proactive planning is encouraged by the board of trustees for designating the additional 10 nonbusiness days in addition to State and Federal holidays, ensuring District administrative offices are in the best position to comply with constrained response deadlines. No longer will you be able to remove all of your Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring Breaks, Fridays off during summer schedule, or other breaks in your work calendar from the calculations for responding to a PIA request or requesting an Attorney General opinion.
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6.C. 2023-24 SISD Board Goals
Presenter:
Kathy Scott
Description:
Review draft of 2023-24 Board Goals. Consider and take action to approve the 2023-24 SISD Board Goals.
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6.D. Consider and approve to join TexBuy, a cooperative purchasing
program for goods and services, through the adoption of a Board resolution authorizing the District to enter into an Interlocal agreement with Region 16 Education Service Center
Presenter:
Morgan Preston
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6.E. Approve spending, not to exceed $100,000 for HVAC Repairs.
Presenter:
Clay Cade
Description:
The HVAC units at Snyder Primary are nearing end of life, and we are experiencing significant issues. High temperatures have not helped, and we anticipate exhausting the $25,000 limit very soon.
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6.F. Approve spending, not to exceed $100,000, for chiller repairs
Presenter:
Clay Cade
Description:
The Chiller units at Snyder Intermediate are nearing end of life, and we are experiencing significant issues. These R-22 units are starting to require significant maintenance. The cost to replace one compressor is $80,000, and there are four compressors.
This approval is a preventative measure. We expect a compressor to go at any time, and will need to act quickly. |
7. Executive Session (G1-G4)
The Board may go into closed session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in an open meeting. |
8. Reconvene from Closed Session
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9. Information
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9.A. Student Content Filtering
Presenter:
Jeff McGinnis
Description:
The student Chromebooks are filtered to promote safe browsing. As we well know, this is a moving target that is constantly monitored and improved to facilitate safe browsing. We have also been monitoring student safety with an add-on service. We are currently looking at options, but expect the options to come back above the normal purchasing threshold and require school board approval.
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9.B. 2023 STAAR scores and preliminary campus ratings
Presenter:
Kathy Scott
Description:
STAAR scores have been released and campus ratings will be released at the end of September. This is a preliminary view of the ratings.
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10. Superintendent's Report
Presenter:
Bob Rauch
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10.A. Enrollment Comparison and Withdrawal Tracking
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10.B. TASA/TASB convention- September 28-October1, 2023- Dallas, Tx.
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10.C. October 12, 2023- Regular Board meeting
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11. Adjourn
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